Re: CIDR FAQ

[bmanning () ISI EDU]

> Paul,
>
> Does that mean that all the internet registries no longer allocate
> /24 (or longer) prefixes that have nothing to do with the actual
> Internet topology (these prefixes aka "portable addresses") ?  Perhaps
> folks from various Internet registries would be able to answer this
> question.

        Immaterial.  What matters is if providers continue
        to route them. 

> CIDR works as long as addresses are assigned in a topologically
> significant fashion. And this precondition is crucial.

        Not quite.  CIDR works. Routing remains stable 
        when providers route prefixes in a topological fashion.

> Yakov.


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--bill